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STAPLES: "Gutted for Boeser": Hockey world reacts to Brock Boeser out for Game 7 due to blood clotting issues Read More

Premier Scott Moe and his Saskatchewan Party government were likely caught off guard by the severity of Speaker Randy Weekes's allegations in the last moments of the spring sitting. Read More

So long, silk stockings. The new thing was nylons! The year was 1940 and nylons went on sale for the first time during this month in history (May 15, 1940) in Wilmington, Delaware. That's where the chemical company DuPont was based and one of its scientists had developed the synthetic material that was taking the world by storm. DuPont had patented nylon in 1938 and just two years later, it was about to cash in on the invention — big time. On that first day of sales in Wilmington, 780,000 pairs of nylons were sold the first day. Within two days, four million pairs had been scooped up, and in that first year? Sales totalled 64 million pairs of nylons. Read More

Looking for a quick break from the news of the day? Editorial cartoonists Greg Perry and Patrick LaMontagne served up these offerings during the past week for the Calgary Herald. Read More

On our evening walks, the dog and I have the dark streets to ourselves, and as we make our way through our suburban neighbourhood, we can see into homes lit up from the inside, with their windows framing bright blocks of light and, sometimes, the eerie indigo glow of a television. Read More

Dave Dickenson got what he wanted out of the Calgary Stampeders’ annual Red and White Game on Sunday at McMahon Stadium. Read More

If Rick Tocchet is stressing out about the Vancouver Canucks playing in a Game 7 Monday, he was tucking it away and hiding it well on Sunday. Read More

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Brock Boeser was not only out of the Vancouver Canucks' lineup for Game 7 on Monday against the Edmonton Oilers, a report suggested his NHL season may be in jeopardy. Read More

Punch. Counter-punch. Go the distance. Earn the day. Read More

A professional YouTuber from Abbotsford has been ordered to pay $350,000 in damages for making false claims about a Texas company and its owner. Read More

Don't muck this up. Everyone's watching. Read More

For me, the Oilers gave Stu Skinner the perfect start and allowed him to touch the puck a little bit, a couple of handles, but there wasn’t an abundance of work, I think just four shots in the first period. I know him to be a tough guy but it was a difficult situation for him with a lot of pressure. And the team helped him get into the game. Read More

A redeveloped gallery at the Royal Tyrrell Museum is exploring how life evolved from its very earliest beginnings to the major diversification of complex life forms. Read More

Playoff hockey is about the small, dirty moments. As Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet so graphically put it after Game 6 Saturday: “If you have to eat the puck to get the puck out along the boards, you do it.” Read More

The Edmonton Oilers versus the Vancouver Canucks is getting what it, and everyone watching it, deserves. Read More

Tickets for what could be one of the best or worst nights of a Vancouver Canucks fan's year are available for less than $400. Read More

Malcolm Shaw has found his footing with Cavalry FC. Read More

FORT NELSON — The Mayor of British Columbia’s Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four homes have been lost and six other properties have been damaged by a wildfire that forced the evacuation of Fort Nelson more than a week ago. Read More

Ahead of what may be a summer of drought-induced water restrictions in Calgary, there are ways to keep yards looking pristine — all while using less water. Read More